| Demographic Groups |
Total Respond2 |
Paid Leave Only | Unpaid Leave Only | Paid and Unpaid Leave | No Leave | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| Total | 422 | 173 | 43.0 | 37.4-48.7 | 153 | 35.4 | 30.1-41.1 | 56 | 12.0 | 8.7-16.1 | 40 | 9.7 | 6.6-13.9 |
| Age | |||||||||||||
| < 25 years | 50 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 25-34 years | 272 | 116 | 45.1 | 38.2-52.2 | 97 | 35.1 | 28.6-42.2 | 34 | 11.3 | 7.5-16.6 | 25 | 8.5 | 5.2-13.4 |
| 35+ years | 100 | *** | *** | *** | 28 | 25.4 | 16.9-36.4 | 20 | 19.4 | 11.8-30.1 | *** | *** | *** |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 240 | 114 | 50.7 | 43.3-58.1 | 70 | 27.7 | 21.5-34.8 | 31 | 10.0 | 6.6-14.9 | 25 | 11.6 | 7.4-17.9 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 89 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 11 | 13.5 | 6.7-25.2 | 12 | 10.6 | 5.0-20.9 |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 16 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Latina | 58 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Education | |||||||||||||
| < High School | 27 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| High School | 61 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| > High School | 334 | 156 | 49.5 | 43.2-55.9 | 107 | 30.8 | 25.1-37.0 | 48 | 13.2 | 9.4-18.1 | 23 | 6.6 | 4.0-10.5 |
| Marital Status | |||||||||||||
| Married | 284 | 138 | 52.4 | 45.5-59.2 | 84 | 29.7 | 23.6-36.5 | 42 | 12.0 | 8.3-16.8 | 20 | 6.0 | 3.5-10.0 |
| Other | 138 | 35 | 25.7 | 18.1-35.1 | 69 | 46.0 | 36.2-56.1 | 14 | 12.0 | 6.5-20.9 | 20 | 16.4 | 9.8-26.0 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 273 | 140 | 54.0 | 47.1-60.8 | 69 | 26.0 | 20.3-32.6 | 48 | 14.5 | 10.4-20.0 | 16 | 5.5 | 3.1- 9.5 |
| Yes | 149 | 33 | 22.0 | 15.1-31.0 | 84 | 53.3 | 43.2-63.2 | *** | *** | *** | 24 | 17.6 | 10.9-27.3 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 141 | 44 | 31.3 | 23.8-39.8 | 58 | 40.8 | 32.6-49.6 | 21 | 13.0 | 8.4-19.6 | 18 | 14.9 | 9.5-22.7 |
| 2500+ grams | 281 | 129 | 44.0 | 38.0-50.2 | 95 | 35.0 | 29.2-41.1 | 35 | 11.9 | 8.4-16.4 | 22 | 9.2 | 6.0-13.8 |
1Asked only of mothers who reported having returned or planning to return to the job they had.
2Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.
*** This estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards.
N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
The percentages shown are weighted percentages, designed to reflect the entire population of North Carolina women having a live birth.
The overall weighted response rate in 2020 was 45%.
This page was generated on 06SEP22
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